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Haplochromis aeneocolor

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Haplochromis aeneocolor
Species Authority:	Greenwood, 1972

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Twongo, T.K.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
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Justification: Restricted distribution in Lake George (surface area of 260 km²) and the Kazinga channel with potential lake-wide threats from water pollution from the mining activities in Kasese District (Dunn 1989, Ogutu-Ohwayo et al. 1997). Qualifies as Vulnerable on account of restriction to a single location that could, in this case, be impacted by water pollution.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake George and the Kazinga Channel.
Countries:	Native: Uganda
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Common near papyrus fringes but is rare elsewhere in the inshore zone. Apparently never occurs offshore. A maternal mouth brooder.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

No particular threats are known but the species has a restricted range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Unknown.

Citation:	Twongo, T.K. 2006. Haplochromis aeneocolor. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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